Atmospheric Trust Litigation -- Can We Sue Ourselves Over Climate Change?

An interesting take on climate change activism has grown in the State of Oregon and is spreading throughout the world. Atmospheric Trust Litigation reasons that a government elected by the people has a duty to protect the natural systems required for their survival. And since the founding of this nation, courts have affirmed that government is a trustee of the natural resources that we depend on.

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